WACONIA-Willmar encountered some push back but that didn't stop the Cardinals' boys and girls cross country teams from clinching spots in the Class AA Minnesota State Cross Country Meet yet again on Thursday in the Section 2AA championships a Gale Woods Farm.
The Class AA state meet is Nov. 3 at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
The Cardinal girls placed second to Marshall by 15 points and the boys finished 40 points back of first-place Buffalo to earn their second trip to the state tournament in as many years. It will be the seventh-straight trip for the girls.
Leah Hansen and Heidi Schmitz finished in sixth and ninth place, respectively, to set the tone for the Cardinals. Willmar finished with 72 points and had five finishers in the top-20.
Fuad Bashir led the boys with an eighth place finish, joining Hudeife Mire and Mason Wendt in the top-20.
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Section 2AA
Championships
Boys
Team scoring
(1) Buffalo 46 (2) Willmar 86 (3) Chanhassen 90 (4) Worthington 114 (5) Mankato East 137 (6) Marshall 188 (7) Waconia 196 (8) Hutchinson 207 (9) Chaska 228 (10) Mankato West 284 (11) Delano 300 (12) New Prague 305 (13) Orono 316 (14) Mound Westonka 348 (15) Shakopee 358 (16) Dassel-Cokato 384
Individual
TOP FIVE - (1) Isaac Basten, Buffalo, 15:44.3 (2) Nicholas Scheller, Chan, 15:50.6 (3) Brett Hanson, Buffalo, 16:07.8 (4) Zachary long, Chan, 16:13.9 (5) Torin Christianson, Chan, 16:16.1
WILLMAR - Fuad Bashir 16:26.5; Hudeife Mire 16:38.3; Mason Wendt 16:49.1; Harley Anez 17:03.9; Adnan Muhumed 17:05.2; Colin O'Farrell 17:19.6; Cael Carlson 17:50.6
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Girls
Team scoring
(1) Marshall 57 (2) Willmar 72 (3) Waconia 100 (4) Shakopee 100 (5) New Prague 177 (6) Chanhassen 213 (7) Mankato East 213 (8) Mankato West 216 (9) Orono 227 (10) Buffalo 257 (11) Mound Westonka 287 (12) Hutchinson 301 (13) Delano 302 (14) Chaska 352 (15) Dassel-Cokato 368 (16) Worthington 477
Individual
TOP FIVE - (1) Kaleesa Houston, Waconia, 18:25.3 (2) Jayda Becker, Shakopee, 18:28.8 (3) Meghan Pierson, Chan, 18:31.3 (4) Isabelle Schmitz, Hutch, 18:39.0 (5) Jersey Leysen, Mar, 18:43.1
WILLMAR - Leah Hansen 18:57.2; Heidi Schmitz 19:20.6; Amel Dayib 19:40.7; Serena Monson 19:44.3; Addison Hogan 19:46.9; Claire Schow 20:17.6; Elsie Duininck 20:59.4
